{"product_id":"rice-fish-medaka","title":"Rice Fish (Medaka)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"183\"\u003eThe rice fish, also known as the Japanese medaka, is \u003cimg\u003escientifically called \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOryzias latipes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"446\"\u003eThese small freshwater fish are slender, semi-transparent, and shimmer with silver, pale gold, or pearly tones. They usually grow to about \u003cstrong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"351\"\u003e1–1.5 inches (2.5–4 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e long. 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data-end=\"933\"\u003eGentle filtration preferred (low flow)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"949\"\u003eTank Setup\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"978\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"978\"\u003ePlanted tank recommended\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003eFloating plants are ideal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003eLid required (they can jump!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eRice fish are omnivores and not picky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1133\"\u003e\u003cstrong 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data-end=\"1270\"\u003eDaphnia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1300\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1300\"\u003eBloodworms (frozen or live)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003eMosquito larvae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003eFeed small amounts \u003cstrong data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003e1–2 times daily\u003c\/strong\u003e — only what they can finish in a few minutes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1661\"\u003eFun Facts\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"2014\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003eRice fish are one of the first vertebrates to go to space for breeding 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